provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to throw at; to turn; to raise
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
being on the ropes; losing ground
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
green light; (giving) permission; OK
personification; impersonation; embodiment
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
normalcy; normality; normal
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to relax; to feel at home
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
acceleration; speeding up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox